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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump’s “Great Gatsby Party” At His Mar-a-Lago Club on October 31 Was In Poor Taste

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is our country’s largest anti-hunger program for men, women, and children. 42 million poor Americans lost their SNAP benefits (f.k.a. food stamps)...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

Though a few poetic souls and tree-hugging types like me will make soft cooing noises...

BOB BROWN: “I don’t see how I can go on like this”

The round, sad Asian American face of the 26-year-old single Soldier sitting uncomfortably in front...

SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part IV

As Gabrielle Fahmy wrote in the Post, "in its most recent platform, the group blasts...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Shame On CBS News 

I truly think that Mark Memmot, the senior director of standards and practices at CBS News, may either have too much time on his hands...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Democrats Are Selling An Empty Book of Kamala Harris

Voting for a candidate in the upcoming election should not be dependent only on our perspectives on the person who is on the ballot....

SCOTT DREYER: Biblical Principles And The Election (Part 1)

While door-knocking in Roanoke County this evening, I met a woman who said she was undecided on which presidential candidate to vote for. She...

FRED FIRST: The Wandering Year

Soon I will end this elder-travelogue that began in November of 2023 and which I will conclude as a regular topic in November of...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Cobb or Bowers? What If . . .

What if Roanoke City Mayoral candidate, currently Vice Mayor, Joe Cobb wins the election on November 5th? Obviously, he will continue to ignore the Roanoke...

BOB BROWN: The Not So Happy State of Childcare in Virginia

The suffering of children is unendurable.  Years ago, it depressed me nearly more than I could bear.  It left a burning in my soul,...
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